1
: somewhat gray
2
of a color
: low in saturation
Examples of grayish in a Sentence
the black stallion and white mare produced a grayish filly
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The color of the curtain was designed to match the signature grayish green of the building’s ironwork.
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 June 2025
In contrast, the smaller, cramped apartments that the characters inhabit in Poland are rendered with grayish, claustrophobic lighting.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 27 May 2025
Most people would’ve just done the water with white foam or grayish blue foam.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
The building on Kedzie Avenue between Humboldt Park and Palmer Square is one of the oldest used by the Gateway Foundation, and on a rainy day last week was filled with grayish light as residents moved among dorm-like rooms that each house one to four men.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 June 2025
In contrast, the smaller, cramped apartments that the characters inhabit in Poland are rendered with grayish, claustrophobic lighting.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 27 May 2025
Most people would’ve just done the water with white foam or grayish blue foam.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
The building on Kedzie Avenue between Humboldt Park and Palmer Square is one of the oldest used by the Gateway Foundation, and on a rainy day last week was filled with grayish light as residents moved among dorm-like rooms that each house one to four men.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Grayish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grayish. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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